Masters Degrees and Non-Matriculation

Special Reminders

“Instructor Approval Required” will appear underneath the title within the “Attributes” portion of the detailed information for a section in TreeHouse. Additionally, audits are charged at regular audit rate.

Seminars are usually limited to fifteen students. Instructors must approve enrollment in some seminars by restricting the course to “Instructor Approval Required.” If the course instructor is not on campus this semester, please contact of the area convener to receive an override of the restriction.

Current Area Conveners

Biblical Studies

Althea Spencer-Miller

Church History

J. Terry Todd

Religion and Society

Angella Son

Theology and Philosophy

Catherine Keller

Church and Society

Laurel Kearns

Pastoral Theology

Lynne Westfield

Changes in Registration

Any changes in registration must be filed on proper forms in the registrar’s offices and must have the signature of the advisor.

Continuous Registration

The fee for this status is $500.00 for MA and $165 for STM.

Additions/Drops

Please see the Academic Calendar for dates associated with adding and dropping courses.

Add/Drop Instructions

Dropping Courses

Courses dropped through the end of the second week of the semester do not appear on the permanent record. Courses dropped from the third through the ninth week of classes are entered on the record and carry the notation “W.”

Graduate Division of Religion

Registration for the January and Spring 2015 terms begins November 10, 2014.

Seminar Registration

Seminars are usually limited to fifteen students. Instructors must approve enrollment in some seminars by restricting the course to “Instructor Approval Required.” If the course instructor is not on campus this semester, please contact of the area convener to receive an override of the restriction.

Special Note Regarding Registration for Students not in Course Work

Graduate Division of Religion regulations require all degree seeking students to maintain continuous enrollment in their programs. As a result, students not registered for course work must be either 1) registered for Continuous Registration, 2) registered for dissertation research, or 3) on an approved leave of absence. Students not registered for course work or on an approved leave of absence by the first day of classes will be automatically registered for the appropriate Continuous Registration course. The appropriate tuition charges and late registration fee will apply. Contact the Office of the Registrar at 973-408-3025 for additional information.

* The signature of your Academic Advisor or the Chair of the Graduate Division is now required to register for Continuous Registration and Dissertation Research.*

Continuous Registration

The fee for this status is $500.00

To assist students in the registration process for Continuous Registration, we have made the following changes to the process:

All statuses are now grouped on the course list by the progress in your program. For example, if you are a master of arts student preparing languages, all statuses that apply to this stage of your program would be grouped together.

A description of each Continuous Registration status will appear on the course list. Students can use this information to assist them in the registration process.

Additional statuses have been created to eliminate the need for students to repeat the same status multiple times.

A website listing instructions on the registration for maintaining matriculation statuses is available here.

Dissertation Research

Our office has also made a change to the course number for dissertation research and tutorials. All dissertation research courses have been changed for Ph.D students according to the following: Old designation, BIBST 999, etc. These designations belonging to all PhD departments are now DIST 998 and DIST 999. (All PhD students have to complete two course sections for dissertation research).

Area Conveners for Fall 2014

Biblical Studies

Stephen Moore

Historical Studies

J. Terry Todd

Religion and Society

Laurel Kearns

Theological/Philosophical Studies

Christopher Boesel

Tutorials

All GDR tutorials (normally, TUTT 900) must be approved by the Academic Standing Committee of the Theological School. The tutorial petition form is available on the GDR website. The completed petition form should be submitted to the GDR Administrative Assistant. Tutorial petitions for the fall semester should be submitted by April 1, and for the spring semester by December 1. GDR tutorials are considered the equivalent of seminars, and are normally for 3 credits. Normally, only two tutorials are allowed in the PhD program, and students may only take one tutorial in a given semester.

SignatureRequiredCourses

“Instructor Approval Required” (i.e. Signature Required) will appear underneath the title within the “Attributes” portion of the detailed information for a section. Students should contact the instructor prior to registration in order to receive advisor approval. They will do that online.

Adding Courses

Please see the Academic Calendar for dates associated with adding and dropping courses.

Dropping Courses

Courses dropped through the end of the second week of the semester do not appear on the permanent record. Courses dropped from the third through the ninth week of classes are entered on the record and carry the notation “W.”

Add/Drop Instructions

Doctor of Minitsry

Registration for the January and Spring 2015 terms begins November 10, 2014.

Doctor of Ministry students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment in the program until degree completion. As a result, all students must be registered for either course work, continuous registration, professional project, or on an approved leave of absence each semester they are in the program. Students that do not maintain consistent enrollment are reviewed by the Doctor of Ministry Committee and are subject to withdrawal.

Please follow the instructions listed below to register for the Spring 2015 semester:

Locate the course you are registered for in the Fall 2014 semester from column A in the table below.

Register for the appropriate course from the Spring 2015 column in the table below.